Parks Victoria Update

Coronavirus (COVID-19) update The Victorian Government has announced a number of changes to restrictions for Melbourne and regional Victoria. For metropolitan Melbourne, changed restrictions take ef ...

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Seeking Project Fire Fighters in Gippsland & Hume Regions

Applications open for Project Firefighters in Gippsland & Hume Regions Recruitment is underway for new Project Firefighters (PFFs) who want to play a part in keeping their communities safe this u ...

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Closure of Alpine National Park

Notification received from Parks Victoria. Please be advised the Alpine National Park will be closed from 11.59pm Wednesday 5 August, 2020 as part of the Stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions.  The closure ...

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Works at Cape Conran Coastal Park

Parks Victoria has advised that hundreds of burnt and hazardous trees will be removed next month from visitor areas at Cape Conran Coastal Park. Full media release click Hazardous tree removal step to ...

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Fox baiting in East Gippsland State forests

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning will soon be commencing fox control in the Colquhoun and Kenny State forests, as part of the State Government’s response to the fires that ...

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An invitation has been received from Parks Victoria and the Gunaikurnai Land & Waters Aboriginal Corporation seeking public comment on the Lake Tyers State Park Camping and Access Strategy. Clic ...

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Endangered tree survives fire, just

The 2019-2020 fires had a devastating impact on East Gippsland’s rainforest ecosystems and biodiversity, with close to 5,000 hectares of rainforest affected by fire. Department of Environment, Lan ...

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Park Update - Great Otway National Park

Maits Rest – Great Otway National Park Parks Victoria would like to advise of the temporary closure of Maits Rest Visitor Area within the Great Otway National Park. Due to recent tree risk assessme ...

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Bunyip Deer Control Program

Please note that next week Parks Victoria are commencing a deer control program in Bunyip State Park.  Over the next year this work will be undertaken by accredited and authorised contractors VPAC (V ...

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Bendoc Aboriginal Historical Cemetery

Respect for Bendoc Aboriginal Historical CemeteryMore than 20 years of overgrown vegetation had hidden the Aboriginal Historical Cemetery at Bendoc so successfully that no-one could find it. A recent ...

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